The week in quotes from Hollywood in the Hub

"There are so many chances in the world, but everything is connected. There is nothing in existence that doesn't connect us to any experience and any person at any given time anywhere in the world."

--Cameron Diaz, currently in Boston filming the spy-comedy "Knight & Day" with Tom Cruise, chats about her other locally shot flick "The Box."

"I've been doing research about the film. I'm starting to creep on a little bit more see what it's all about."

--Justin Timberlake, slotted to play Napster co-founder Sean Parker in the partially made-in-Boston flick "The Social Network," dishes on his upcoming role. Filming of the so-called Facebook movie is scheduled to kick off this week in Harvard Square and at the Thirsty Scholar Pub located at 70 Beacon St. in Somerville on Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22.

"It's a perfect segue for the kids who have outgrown 'Twilight' but want something romantic and scary. Our monster will be quite terrifying; she is sexually attractive and monstrous at the same time."

--Michel Shane, producer of the upcoming set-in-Boston flick "Cradlewood" with Ian Somerhalder and Emma Lung, says he opted to film the gothic fairy tale in Melbourne, Australia over the Hub because of their 42-percent tax incentive.

“This helps promote tourism in the commonwealth and that is the greater purpose."

--Richard Walsh, spokesperson for Massport, spills about the location fees paid to the Pike and Massport to cover the onslaught of road closings to allow for filming of Tom Cruise's "Knight & Day" and Ben Affleck's "The Town."